Tell Me About Myself: How Pop Culture Swallowed Psychotherapy

A compelling and witty exploration of therapy culture in the social media age and the ways it has warped our relationships, self-perception, and emotional wellbeing.

Encountering any problem in our lives—be it stress from work, family drama, or a bad relationship—one rejoinder has become incredibly common: “Well, have you gone to therapy?”

Until recent years, therapy was a service for the privileged few and, for many, something to be ashamed of. But in the last decade, we have entered a new ...